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Tell the Bush Administration: Birth Control Pills Are Not Abortion

Target: Michael Leavitt, Secretary
Sponsored by: Care2

Just when we think we've seen it all, the Bush Administration has drafted regulations that would undermine women's access to birth control.

Under the guise of clarifying existing federal laws that allow health professionals to refuse to provide abortion services, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has drafted regulations that redefine abortion to include commonly used, FDA-approved methods of contraception, such as birth control pills and IUDs.

This radical redefinition of abortion is at odds with science and the government's own definition -- that pregnancy begins with the implantation of a fertilized egg.

This is a shameful political ploy in the waning days of the Bush Administration, which could cause immeasurable harm to the 17 million women in need of publicly funded contraceptive services.

Please sign your letter to Secretary Michael Leavitt today, and urge him to abandon these radical, dangerous regulations.

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goal: 15,000

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Dear Secretary Leavitt,

I'm gravely concerned by the Department of Health and Human Services draft regulations that were leaked recently, which could severely limit a woman's access to basic health care needs.

I strongly urge you NOT to release the draft proposed regulations.

[Your Comments Will Be Added Here]

This proposal would create unnecessary obstacles for women seeking contraceptive services and most alarming the draft regulations confuse contraception with abortion by redefining abortion to include commonly used FDA-approved methods of contraception, such as oral contraceptives and IUDs.

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We signed the “Tell the Bush Administration: Birth Control Pills Are Not Abortion” letter!

# 100:

2:03 pm PDT, Aug 1, Linda Schnable, Wisconsin
Without contraceptives we WILL see more abortions and more unwanted, at-risk children. Please do not create MORE roadblocks!

# 99:

2:03 pm PDT, Aug 1, Shirley Aldana-Schwarz, California

# 98:

2:01 pm PDT, Aug 1, Barbara McGrane, Maryland

# 97:

2:01 pm PDT, Aug 1, Matt White, New Mexico

# 96:

2:01 pm PDT, Aug 1, Jamie Morrison, Pennsylvania

# 95:

2:00 pm PDT, Aug 1, Andrea Eisinger, Michigan

# 94:

1:58 pm PDT, Aug 1, Tait Mandler, New Jersey

# 93:

1:57 pm PDT, Aug 1, Mary Radspinner, Texas

# 92:

1:55 pm PDT, Aug 1, Doret Kollerer, California

# 91:

1:54 pm PDT, Aug 1, Barbara Daniels, California

# 90:

1:54 pm PDT, Aug 1, Diana Coluntino, Massachusetts

# 89:

1:53 pm PDT, Aug 1, John Thielen, California

# 88:

1:51 pm PDT, Aug 1, Deborah Fallender, California

# 87:

1:51 pm PDT, Aug 1, Sylvia Condon, California
I find it strange indeed that those who say they believe in less governmental interference nevertheless promote these uber-control proposals over the lives of supposedly "free" citizens.

# 86:

1:50 pm PDT, Aug 1, Alli Noland, Wyoming
with all due respect, you need to pull your head out of your ass and realize that kids (and society) are not the same as they were when you were a sheltered white kid 75 years ago.

# 85:

1:49 pm PDT, Aug 1, Fariman Salahshour, Minnesota

# 84:

1:49 pm PDT, Aug 1, Jeremy Thompson, Texas

# 83:

1:48 pm PDT, Aug 1, David Cook, Georgia

# 82:

1:48 pm PDT, Aug 1, Rennae Croisant, California

# 81:

1:48 pm PDT, Aug 1, Christy Hitchens, Texas

# 80:

1:48 pm PDT, Aug 1, Cameron Bourquein, Indiana

# 79:

1:47 pm PDT, Aug 1, Davita Gomez, Texas

# 78:

1:46 pm PDT, Aug 1, Tami Agne, Colorado

# 77:

1:45 pm PDT, Aug 1, Drew Alexis, Wisconsin

# 76:

1:44 pm PDT, Aug 1, Name not displayed, Illinois
This is crazy. Birth control keeps women from having abortions. If you are so opposed to abortions, how could you possibly think to limit access to birth control?

# 75:

1:43 pm PDT, Aug 1, Jenny Torchia, New York

# 74:

1:42 pm PDT, Aug 1, Suzanne Knight, Tennessee

# 73:

1:42 pm PDT, Aug 1, Sherry Cunnison, Nevada

# 72:

1:42 pm PDT, Aug 1, REBECCA VIANI, Florida

# 71:

1:41 pm PDT, Aug 1, Michael Carter, South Carolina

# 70:

1:41 pm PDT, Aug 1, LuAnn Drost, New York

# 69:

1:41 pm PDT, Aug 1, Kristine Allison, North Dakota

# 68:

1:40 pm PDT, Aug 1, Santiago Diaz, Puerto Rico
We are eating ourselves out of house and home and destroying the planet. The alternative is war over water and other resources or birth control.

# 67:

1:39 pm PDT, Aug 1, Tracey Kennedy, South Dakota

# 66:

1:39 pm PDT, Aug 1, Megan Marcoux, Michigan

# 65:

1:39 pm PDT, Aug 1, Teri Sigler, California

# 64:

1:38 pm PDT, Aug 1, Veda and Richard Alban, Florida

# 63:

1:38 pm PDT, Aug 1, Name not displayed, Nevada

# 62:

1:37 pm PDT, Aug 1, Meredith Dyer, California

# 61:

1:35 pm PDT, Aug 1, Blythe Stephens, California

# 60:

1:35 pm PDT, Aug 1, Jill LeVan, California

# 59:

1:35 pm PDT, Aug 1, Meaghan Wilkerson, Texas

# 58:

1:34 pm PDT, Aug 1, Tara West, Oregon

# 57:

1:34 pm PDT, Aug 1, Rebecca Gardner, Maryland

# 56:

1:33 pm PDT, Aug 1, Mimi Hodsoll, Virginia

# 55:

1:33 pm PDT, Aug 1, Gail Wrigley, Arizona

# 53:

1:32 pm PDT, Aug 1, Robin Poling, New Mexico

# 52:

1:31 pm PDT, Aug 1, Bettina Stokes, Washington

# 51:

1:31 pm PDT, Aug 1, Name not displayed, Maine

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